Giovanni Valesi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German opera singer
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Place of Birth: Hattenhofen, Bavaria, Germany
About Giovanni Valesi
- Giovanni Valesi (born Johann Evangelist Wallishauser, Walleshauser or Wellesberger; pseudonym also spelled Walesi or Vallesi) (28 April 1735, Hattenhofen – 10 January 1816, Munich) was a German tenor.
- In 1756 he entered the service of Duke Clemens Franz at Munich and was sent to Italy for training.
- A court singer at Munich from 1770 to 1798, he took part in the first performances of Mozart's La finta giardiniera and Idomeneo re di Creta.
- Afterwards, he took up teaching.
- His pupils included Johann Valentin Adamberger, Carl Maria von Weber, and his five children, born from his marriage in 1775 to Leni Mindl.
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